BEST Portrait Zoom Lens EVER | Olympus 40-150 f2.8 PRO & Lumix GH6
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Honestly, this is quite possibly the best lens ever made, and definitely the best for the Micro Four Thirds system.
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Really liked your concise explanation of aperture on MFT vs. FF: “f2.8 light, f5.6 depth of field.”
Solid video. Love the side by side comparisons of the compression. Really puts things into perspective!
Totally agree with your assessment - I've had one (with the MC14 teleconverter) for about 7 years now and still as sharp and fast as day 1. No looseness in lens mount or any controls. I use it for a lot of outdoors for fly fishing and its has been been subjected to saltwater splashes, fish slime, sand, dust,mud as well as out in 3 hours of continuous rain without any ingress. Can't recommend it enough. With the teleconverter you retain the 0.7m close focus and get the zoom range out to 210mm at f4 - and the bokeh there is pure cream! It is great for event shooting with the f2.8 available over the whole zoom range. Great video quality and presentation. Subscribed!
Awesome video. I bought this lens when it first came out, and it has been glued to my second EM1X! Critters, birds, macro, long landscapes, what a multi purpose lens! Cheers!
The only vid about portrait work, and on a Panasonic camera, no less! Thanks for the valuable info Rich
Great video! Really makes great use of this unique lens and the m43 sensor. I have the opposite setup: Olympus body + Lumix 35-100mm f2.8.
Amazing review and your point about FF DOF was great, really helpful in understanding.
Great review, nice to see how I should be using it for portrait. I have this lens and the 12-100f4 pro on my omD1.2. Covers everything I do and the images are, as you say, pin sharp.
Always love your videos, always inspiring. Thank you for sharing the olympus lens and the Sigma trio lenses.
Thank you so much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed them! 🙏
rich i really dont realise that this lens able to do zoom lens and it so beautiful the results, thanks mate for pointing out this lens as i owned a olympus em1 mark 3. take care rich
It's true! I own this lens, and while it's not really billed as a portrait lens, it does work really well for that purpose.
I love this lens and I've used this on a ton of shoots. For portraits, I personally prefer the 42.5mm F1.2. I recently picked up the 200mm F2.8 and that also does amazing portrait shots if you don't mind having to stand a block away.
It is that good, I have had mine for at least 4 years. I normally use with the 1.4 teleconverter. It
becomes a f4 56-210mm
Love this lens. I'm constantly learning new things about it and I've have it for 6 months. This coupled with the 17mm F1.2 m.Zuiko is a wonderful set for Events. Enjoyed your video. I just had to go grab the lens as the video ended. haha.
This the exact thing I was thinking. I use the 17mm 1.2 and a 25mm. But this could be a fantastic combo.
Yes a great lens. I use it with a E-M 1X. Thank you for a informative Video. Finally a reviewer who speaks true sense. Cheers from Australia.
Great video. A very practical review. Have just found your channel and subscribed. Thanks 🙏
Thank you so much, glad you felt the passion in the review and thank you for subscribing 🙏
Just bought the new OM-1 camera body, and looking to upgrade my lenses to be more compatible with my body. Have the Lumix 12-35 and 35-100 and not overly happy with the results. I think I'll pull the trigger on this lens, and sell off the other gear I'm not going to be using. Great stuff, and I'm a new subscriber.
Very good explanation and examples on compression.
Glad you liked it!
its great, the function button has always worked for me since my gh4 days
Strangest thing ever and I’ve commented on this thread somewhere. My function button started working a few shoots after this review. I have NO idea. Perhaps it was a software update on the GH6 because the GH6 was fairly new at this point.
Awesome video. Agree with the review & going to stick 1 with my G9. Can't wait.
Really appreciate it. You gonna love this lens!!
This is hands down the best video for explaining and demonstrating bokeh and image compression! The clear explanations of the depth of field, complete with stunning visual examples, are perfect. The live demonstrations and side-by-side comparisons made it easy to see the impact of different focal lengths. Thank you!
You so welcome. Really glad to see the effort was appreciated and didn’t go unnoticed.
Thanks for the support and the kind words 🙏
Later today I must watch this again. There is so much to take in. I have it with the MC 14. Love it. Good work.
So glad you enjoyed it Wayne and really glad it was packed with information 👍
ah man, ive been hesitating between this zoom with a 2x tele OR their 300mm f4 (mostly for wildlife, mind you!) . I went for the 300m, absolutely love it and even use it for portraits, but dang, you make me wonder if I should have gotten the zoom... OR BOTH!
Great photos!
Stellar video: great examples and beautiful lighting (on the product shots). Funny, the camera was not full frame, not sure how you could possibly get the great results you got? (I jest 😉)
Beautiful pictures! 👍🏼
Thank you very much!
I’ve been looking for an all-rounder zoom lens and I’ve looked at cheaper options but when I came across THIS…I’m so AMAZED…can’t wait to purchase mine thanks to this brilliant review…it is pricey, but I’d rather wait and save up for this over everything else
Honestly you cannot go wrong, its amazing!! I have used it on MULTIPLE jobs, probably shot over 5000 images on it already, and about 8 hours of live streaming...and its epic!
I went with the Panasonic 35-100 f2.8 fit you reasons it's liter for weddings and it's cheaper. But I might still pick up one of these lens.
Three Olympus 75mm F1.8 is also very good.
Spot on!
One of my all time favorite lenses 👍
Yes man!! 💪 Glad I'm not the only one feeling this lens greatness!
It's been worth every dollar for me. Portraits. Wildlife. It's so damned versatile. In fact, this lens is the reason I'll never give up the MFT system. Would I one day go FF to have another photography experience sometimes? Sure- when I have the cash. But lenses like the 40-150 2.8 are too fun to stop using.
This lens barely leaves my camera. It is hands down my favorite lens I own.
Sold, thanks for the video 😁😁
So glad you enjoyed it!👌
Any thoughts on the olympus four thirds 35-100 f2? Great video. Thanks to your advice I purchased the lens and have been very pleased with it.
Nice video, thanks!
You're welcome, really glad you enjoyed it!
great video... thanks!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching and your comment 🙌
Thanks for this review! I just got my 40-150 2.8 for birding / wild life and now I am considering getting rid of my panny 42.5 seeing just how good this is for portrait!
You're welcome Daniel, glad it could help! Im very pleased with its portraits.
The only possible prime I think that could compete in portraits is the 75 f1.8 but until then this 40-150 2.8 is insane!
@@RICH_Photography Yes it is great, but your video makes it clear 40-50mm range of the 40-150 on f2.8 can not compete with the 42,5 leica or 45 Oly on 1,2. I am talking about background blur and not compression or sharpness. I think the 100-150mm range is where this fantastic lens give insane performance as a portrait lens.
A match with the the leica 50-200mm would be great
Hello man! Stunning video!
Can i ask u? DP Review told Gh6 has very poor dynamic range, and trashed shadows... can u explain that side with some examples? +- ev etc... maybe sometimes u will find time for video on this topic? ))) Thx a lot and good luck!
ps did u find another problem gh6 - Streaking Issues...?
I don't know why you said that no one's been talking about this lens. I've heard about this quite a while back from dpreview and have checked on other reviews since. But really though, this is a fantastic lens and this video highlights that a lot. I just couldn't afford it.
1) The Fn button works on the GH5.
2) This is not a soft lens, but a sharp lens. So the bokeh is busy, as seen in the sign in the background when you zoomed in.
3) It suffers from haloing on point light sources, and also from windows etc. It looks cool, but it's far worse than the 35-100.
4) It is parfocal as makes no difference on the GH5 - zoom in, focus, zoom out and it keeps focus.
5) It is a huge lens, so scares some people.
6) The autofocus is spot on on the GH series.
7) I have it, and love it. I also have the 35-100, which is a more "neutral" lens and doesn't get much use.
Would be cool to compare all the 3 in this focal range from Olympus. Namely the 40-150iiR, 40-150 PRO F4, and this beautiful 2.8
It would be an awesome comparison...I'm just gonna need a bigger budget to buy all of them 😂
Es una verdad absoluta: Es el mejor lente que uno pueda tener.
Very nice! How this will compare to an XL speedboosted Sigma 70-200 DG OS f/2.8 = 45-128mm f/1.8 🤔
I use it for portraits, never fails me.
I`ve had it for a week....the best lens I`ve ever had.
Why "had"???
I have a GH5M2... I usually do ballet or dance portraits so the focus on the eye is very important... with all this, I'm thinking that maybe this lens with an OM-1 or an OMD 1 mark iii be better or do you think the GM5M2 will focus well enough and fast enough to the eye?
Another question about "normal" portraits... isn't 150mm a bit too far to communicate with the model?
Thanks for your content 👍🏼
Lens is arriving next week. Cheers.
Ordered!
Enjoy it!
In full frame there is kind of like the 70-300 and the 100-400 lens. Yes they are slower but full frame has better high iso and the bokeh should be about the same as the Olympus.
The Fn button works on all my five Olympus Pro lenses including the 40-150, on both my GH5 and GH6!😉🙏🏾
How did you get the Fn button to work? Also how do you set it on the GH6?
@@RICH_PhotographyI actually never had to set it up, it just worked by default for me!
Blahhh this lens is my great white buffalo. I mean, dream lens for sure. I have never used it but the 40-150mm f4-5.6 R is extremely sharp and an OM System ambassador explained to me that its essentially the same except weather sealed and a wider aperture. I love my basic 40-150 so this lens would be true love. It is my main goal along side the E-M1 mark III and M.Zuiko 75mm f1.8.
well done
Thank you Anthony 💪
I literally have this exact setup, gh6, smallrig, and 40-150mm(love it)! I also just bought the Olympus MC-20 telecoverter. I've been taking photos as well. Have you ever used the MC-20, and did you have an issue with sharpness?
Amazing combo right!!
I don't have an MC20 yet, I've seen them and would love to test one before buying, the additional reach is insane!
Is yours sharp?
@@RICH_Photography I've been taking wildlife photos and the extra reach is very nice! As for sharpness it is not as sharp as it is without the telecoverter. I did fix it by buying the Topaz AI software and that really helps sharpen it up. So if you were to buy the MC-20 definitely check out Topaz AI, helps a lot!!
great! what color profile are you using in GH6 (for portrait )? Thanks
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Function button has worked on panasonic bodies for a while. I've got mine set to turn ibis on/off. I've been trying to use it for back button focus on the BGH1 but it doesn't seem to work.
Smartest review and test I ever watched. 😢
So glad you enjoyed it, real world scenarios are always better 😜🔥
I have same setup x3!.yes the fn button does work i have set to pixel/full.... what i want to know is if there is any way to enable "Apeture Ring Increment" settings...of the 3 40-150mm's i own they all feel slightly different when trying to pull focus..
Is this really better than the lumix 35-100 2.8? This one matches the sigma 60mm for portraits.
were you using autofocus while doing the zooming in test at 5:22? cuz parfocalness only is effective in manual focus mode, from the quick pulsing it feels like autofocus, GH6 cannot focus while zooming so it readjusts focus each time you zoom.
I just got mine, it looks parfocal to me, it works also when you lock autofocus.
Compared to pana 50-200mm?
The M.Zuiko ED Digital Pro 40-150mm/2.8 is fantastic lens mounted on a GH5, and even better on the GH5II, which is closer in spec to the Lumix G9…
I think one would find the same applies to the other M.Zuiko Pro lenses too…
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I have really been interested in getting the 17mm, 25 and 45 PRO Olympus lenses...they insanely pricey, but would love to compare them to my Sigma MFT trio.
@@RICH_Photography The 17, 25 and 45 Pro primes focus super fast on the GH4 and especially on the G9. Occasionally it will miss focus entirely, but only in very low contrast or heavily backlit situations. The 25 Pro focuses faster than the S5 with Lumix 50/1.8, you can literally see the speed difference when the focusing element racks in. I haven't tried any of the Sigma m43 lenses so I can't make that comparison.
Now you making me wanna buy the Olympus trio!
@@raksh9 I have the same experience too on the GH5/GH5II, however, I do not yet own the 25mm/1.2…
I do still have the GH4, and I might give it a go, just to see for myself…
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@@RICH_Photography M.Zuiko Pro lenses definitely hold their own against a any other brand. But interestingly, the Sigma 30mm/1.4 has a slightly better rating than the M.Zuiko 25mm/1.2. However, what you seem to convey regarding your experience with the 40-150mm/2.8, can very much be said for the rest of the set as well…
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No sólo para retratos, para naturaleza, macro ocasional y fauna.
The 40-150 f4 is the compact way to achieve essentially the same
I'm seriously considering this lens for my GH5S, as I shoot Super Rugby Pacific games, events, and training sessions. My main concern is optical stability, as I know you mentioned no IBIS support. Can you provide me with a little advice regarding this please?
Sorry for the late reply. With the GH5S and no stabilisation it's going to be tough at 150mm...honestly not sure if it's a good idea...perhaps the Lumix 100-400 Lumix is a better option.
@@RICH_Photography all good. I’ve bought it regardless and will be cursing your name from the edit booth 😜
Would you recommend for sports photos like soccer? I have a gh6 and want a good lens for high school soccer.
I definitely would, however if you looking at a full sized field you may want to get a 1.4x or 2x tele converter for even extra reach.
Just curious about how it compares against the 45 f/1.2 PRO.
Definitely wanna do a portrait shoot out with the 45, 75 1.8 and this 40-150
Thinking about selling my 12-60 f2.8-4 and 100-300 f4-5.6 for this lens. Image quality is insane and sharp compared to mine.
Honestly its amazing and extremely versatile...Ive seen people complain the bokeh isn't 'perfect' but honestly, you find perfect bokeh, you get chromatic aberration...after nearly 13 years of photographing professionally, you start to realise that a shot is more than just the characteristics of each lens, how the model poses, what the subject is, lighting and so much more. Ultimately for me, the range on this lens and the crisp images it delivers is what sold me. I have shot numerous professional shoots with this lens, including high end corporate head shots and hair companies that use the images for branding buses, billboards, marketing etc.
A 50mm lens is a 50mm lens. It does not matter what sensor/ film format you are using. You explain it well, the differences. If you want to get real crazy how about equating a 25mm m4/3 lens to a 150mm 4x5 large format camera. They both have roughly the same field of view. With the logic of “ focal length equivalencies” a 20 mega pixel m4/3 sensor has the equivalent pixel density as a 80 mega pixel 35 mm format “full frame”sensor.
you're killing me Rich xD hahaha this lens has been on my radar for a while, but I was wondering how would it perform on the GH6 in terms of autofocus vs the native 35-100 2.8 but still don't know which one to go with because they both have their advantages, one has OIS and more lightweight and compact and the other has longer reach and compression, a fantastic lens hood mechanism (which I didn't knew about) and that fantastic manual focus clutch which I love in my Oly 12mm F2, so I'm still thinking...
LOL you're welcome Andy, Im glad its even more on your radar now ;) Honestly I would take the native 35-100 if I was using it more for video DEFINITELY. However because I have the Sigma 56mm f1.4 that I use for video (more gimbal and handheld) my Olympus 40-150 is only used for videos on a tripod, and its fantastic. And that manual focus clutch...MANNN!
@@RICH_Photography that’s it, adding it to cart 😂
👌 you won't be disappointed
@@AndyLSB I second that, you will not be disappointed.
The function button DOES work on Lumix. On the GH6, Gear->Lens/others-> Lens Fn Button Setting. Hope that helps.
To own this lens with a GH5 I can also confirm that the button works with this camera. It is programmable in the "Lens/others" menu.
Thanks John...no idea how my function button wasn't working, not sure what happened but it started working about 3 weeks after this video.
Thanks for the comment and update 🙌
Nice demonstration video. You're doing a nice job for Micro 4/3 community. I do own Olympus M.Zuiko Pro 12-40mm f2.8 and have set up the L-Fn Button for it to pair with my G9 and Gh6. It works like a charm.
Really appreciate the kind words, I truly believe in the system and think it's fantastic! I've even considered buying a BMPCC 4K to add, but also wondering about these Blackmagic X Lumix MFT rumours 🤔
My 12-40 Pro and 40-150 Pro are my staple photography diet.
I haven't got the 12-40, I think I should. I have the Lumix 12-35 but I like the extra reach.
@@RICH_Photography I don't have the 12-35, so cannot say whether its worth worrying about, but the 12-40 is a wonderful lens.
Just got the GH6 and wondering if this lens is good for video too?, or is it mostly for photos
It's great for video if you on a tripod, I feel this lenses strong point is around that 90-150mm which is usually tripod or even monopod shots.
The GH6 IBIS with this lens is amazing to be honest, I just have quite a few lenses I'd go handheld or gimbal before this.
But on a tripod for video, I have used this SO many times for video it's amazing.
@@RICH_Photography thanks I feel the 90-150mm range should give me shots that my 56 sigma prime cant do as I only have 2 sigma primes 30 and 56 and the 12-35 2.8 in my arsenal at the moment
The video shows how the bokeh changes from 40mm to 150mm. Of course it gets softer at 150mm.
But it doesn't portray how the 40-150 lens it really as a portrait lens.
Shots at 40 to 70mm where the model is closer to the camera are missing here.
In the video, the 40mm shots are taken from a greater distance. Same position as the 150mm
shots.
No you’re incorrect, there is a shot with the model sitting down doing the same framing and crop at 40 and 150.
Can you take the lens hood off? I don’t believe in using them.
Yes it is actually removable if you grab the entire unit and twist it.
It's just not possible to bump off or fall of in normal use like most lens hoods.
FINALLY.... this lens gets the focus it deserves imho. This the single reason I went from Canon FF to M43. This lens replaced my EF 70-200/2.8 and the beloved tank of a lens, the Sigma 120-300/2.8, in one lens. At about a fifth of price, size and weight. AF speed and sharpness are out of reach of any lens I owned, including beasts like the 135/2.0, 85/1.2 or the 24/1.4. Yes, comparing the primes to a zoom, and that is sharper hands down. Including at the full long end @150mm.
The only downside I found to be bokeh in wildlife scenarios, especially wood/forest backgrounds with high frequency sticks'n'branches. They tend to make the bokeh turn very distraction and noisey regarding repeating patterns. I have no idea why this shows up only in that scenario.
Still, love this and only competitor I see is the PL50-200/2.8-4.0. Haven't had or borrowed one but reviews seem to favor the lens even over the Oly 40-150 regarding sharpness and bokeh. Though the price is much steeper as well.
Wonderful you picked up that little Oly-gem, well deserved. Thanks for sharing 💎❤️🍀👍
But the bokeh of this lens is equivalent to a 5.6 in FF world...hardly impressive
@@shaolin95 the depth of field is double that of FF, very helpful in many situations. At a fifth of the size and weight of FF.
For those great creamy bokeh situations I grab my Fuji GFX 100S medium format camera. That's the moments I think: FF bokeh is hardly impressive.
Fly me out sometime and we can do a portrait lens shoot off between this and be Leica 25-50!
Currently have the M.Zuiko ED Digital Pro 40-150mm/2.8 mounted on a GH5, and the Panasonic Lumix G Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm/1.7 on a GH5II…
Also have the their complements the M.Zuiko Pro 12-40/2.8 as well as the Leica 10-25mm/1.7, however, I tend to enjoy the results from the longer focal lengths more…
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@@superzero4250 Apart from the difference in focal length, how do you find the difference in rendering between these lenses?
@@raksh9 How do you mean, between the two Leica’s, or the M.Zuiko’s and the Leica’s, or the the telephotos verses the standard focal lengths within brands, or cross brands…?
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@@superzero4250 What differences in rendering do you find between the Leica 25-50 and the Olympus 45-150 around the same focal lengths? Is one more contrasty, have more saturation or colour bias, have smoother bokeh at the same aperture, that kind of thing.
Can you operate the zoom from the G9 or do you always have to use the lens ring?
You have to use the lens ring, it's a manual zoom, not like those powered kit zoom lenses.
@@RICH_Photography Thanks, Rich. I’m new to photography and I invested in this lens and the G9. Was a little worried I was forcing it round.
75mm 1.8 would be a good lense to compare it to.
Definitely gonna pick it up and do a portrait comparison 👌
@@RICH_Photography that would be cool to see as I already have the 45 1.8 and don't shoot events so I can afford the time to use primes.
would have been nice to see this compared to shots from the 42.5 1.2. Yes, much shorter focal length, but 2 stops larger aperture could make up for the shorter focal length.
Focus by Wire -focusing gets too much hate by people who don't spend enought time at all to learn it.
Today's aircrafts are with Fly by Wire (hence the name). It started with the CF-105 Arrow in the late 50's, and is today the thing. It means that pilot doesn't have physical connection or feedback about the airflow forces to aircraft.
And yet the pilots love it because you get so much better control of everything. You can fly more accurately, more smoothly and you can do huge maneuvers quickly.
And same thing is with the FBW focusing, learning it for a month and you never return.
It is more precise, a lot more.
It is a lot faster, you can quickly jump on the target.
And it is easier to handle for tracking, so you can carefully follow the subject alternating distance changes.
But where it is annoying, is that you can't quickly just disable AF. Why that focus clutch is great, as you don't need to use AF/MF button.
80-300 equivalent by the bokeh is also equivalent to 5.6 not 2.8 in terms of blur so not even close to the best portrait lenses put there.
I explain all of this in the video, and a great portrait lens doesn't mean f1.4 when your subjects lashes are I'm focus.
Most professional portraits are shot around f5.6 to ensure the subjects head is sharp.
LOL - depends what you call the "best" and why.
I will drop everything I have for those two
What a combo man...and to think the GH6 delivers great images, and then shoots 4K 120fps 10bit ProRes internal...what!
@@RICH_Photography 4K 120fps with 10bit.... What!!!!, I own GH6 and after this video, I will own this lens. The professional photographer should get the job done, rather than get the image size big.... Why most people just been commercialized for the bigger sensors?
My 40-150mm f2,8 broke completely of his mount from the body!!! Dit not fell, just happens by a shock!!!😢
That's oddly weird...what did Olympus say?
you lost me a bit when you said that nobody shoots a 200 mm full frame at f2.8 .. .. I do that all the time. And then you go on to talk about how great the bokeh is at 150 (300) mm on this lens because of how much you can throw background out of focus.. well its the excact same reason to be shooting a 200 mm full frame at f2.8 except i dont have to be as far away from the model. .. I really wish they would make a 100mm mft 1.4 lens, as then i could get rid of my full frame 180mm f2.8 lens. But as it is now im not sure this zoom is doing it for me except on the very long end, and that is quite a lot of zoom range i would never use then.
"More depth of field" = "more in focus". I think you meant "more bokeh".
Best Portrait Lens ever is the Canon FD 85mm 1.2
Humbly have to disagree, the bokeh fans love the 85 1.2, but high end pros will go for the 135mm primes for portraits due to the real life (no distortion) they give.
Shallow depth of field is overrated. It seems to be the only thing amateur photo enthusiasts talk about.
So so true!
We've all been there, journey to the shallowest depth of field, eventually you realise that lighting, posing, scenes and angles are far more important than shallow depth of field.
your face is too close to the camera, man.
Hi Rich
What a great video. I am really glad you did this as there are so many videos on UA-cam comparing FF vs MFT where they place two cameras side by side and shoot at the equivalent focal length and then say, MFT can't do shallow depth of field.
But shallow depth of field can be achieved with longer lenses and not just aperture as you have so brilliantly demonstrated.
Have you had a look at dofsimulator.net/en/ to compare MFT to FF.
Thanks for taking the time and trouble to share online.
Regards
Paul